Area Roundup: Shepherd golf team chosen for regional

INDIANAPOLIS — The Shepherd University men’s golf team has been selected to participate in regional competition of the 2017 NCAA Division II Men’s Golf Championships.

Regional play will be conducted May 8-10.

Shepherd, the eight seed in the Atlantic Region, will compete at The Resort at Glade Springs in Daniels, West Virginia.

HS BASEBALL

Martinsburg 6, Handley 1

MARTINSBURG — Martinsburg jumped ahead early and made four first-inning runs hold up in a baseball victory over visiting Handley, Virginia.

Singles by Grant Harman and Ashton Staubs opened the inning. Treyvon Stephenson singled up the middle to drive in the first run, then Garrett Hobson’s groundout plated the second run. Noah Slack singled to center field to produce the third run, and he scored on Mikey Jackson’s double.

Staubs, Stephenson, Jackson, Hunter Metzger and Kyle Farmer were all 2 for 3, with Metzger driving in a pair of runs.

Slack got the win, allowing one run on five hits and striking out four in a complete-game effort.

Washington 14, Hampshire 6

ROMNEY — Hampshire scored two runs in the seventh inning to cut into a 10-run lead by Washington, but it was far from enough.

Washington moved its record to 16-5 with the victory, while Hampshire fell to 8-13.

HS TRACK

Jefferson strong at Relays

CHARLESTON — Jefferson had both track teams in the top 10 after the first day of the Gazette-Mail Friends of Coal Relays.

The girls finished Day 1 in fourth with 19 points, while the boys were tied for seventh with seven points after five of 18 events were completed.

The Cougars’ best finish in the completed events was second in the shuttle hurdle relay. Jefferson also got a second-place finish from Lily Simmons in the pole vault.

Aisha Grant qualified for the 100-meter dash and 200 final, while Michaela Ashford qualified for the 200 final.

On the boys side, Jefferson’s best finish in the completed events was second in the 4×800 relay.

Trevon Smith qualified for the 100 final, while Paul Breeden qualified for the 110 high hurdles final.

HS GIRLS TENNIS

Jefferson 7, Hedgesville 0

HEDGESVILLE — Undefeated Jefferson won its 19th match of the season by shutting out Hedgesville.